GQ’s Weekend Guide

A round-up of the best cultural goings-on in the city

In this edition of GQ’s weekend guide: India Art Fair, Nucleya and Madboy/Mink at Awestrung, a nine-city pajama party with some of the best stand-up comics around, and a chance to see Shashi Tharoor in a blinged-out robe and heavy ‘guyliner’ as Roman general Marcus Antonius aka Mark Antony.

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Image: Facebook; Image: Pascale’s Eggs by Pascale Marthine Tayou

India Art Fair

When: January 28- January 31

Where: NSIC Grounds, Okhla, Delhi; Rs 499

Fraternise with art lovers and collectors, and surround yourself with great aesthetics at the eight edition of the four-day India Art Fair. This year’s fair will feature over 70 galleries from around the world, with 17 of them participating for the first time. Notable Indian participants include the Bhau Daji Lad Museum, Kiran Nadar Museum of Art, Jindal Art Centre, Delfina Foundation, and the Korean Cultural Centre of India. Art galleries bring out the stupid in people so make sure you keep our GQ art gallery decorum guide handy.

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Awestrung

When: 7 pm- 9 pm, Friday, January 29

Where: Courtyard,High Street Phoenix, Lower Parel, Mumbai

This month’s instalment of Awestrung — the Lower Parel venue’s A-list music property — brings together a double bill of Indian dance music and funk. Head over for a mix of pacy Bollywood arrangements by one of the country’s best dance music producers Nucleya, and some bombastic swing by Imaad Shah and Saba Azad — the two heads that make up the post-punk monster Madboy/Mink.

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60/60 by Pablo Bartholomew

When: 11 am- 7pm, on till February 20

Where: Sakshi Gallery, Colaba, Mumbai

If there’s a time for a gallery visit, this is it. Award-winning photographer Pablo Bartholomew’s new show, 60/60- an exhibition he curated as a birthday gift to himself — is a collection of 60 black and white candid photographs that defined his life in the ’70s and ’80s. On exhibit at the most talked-about photo exhibit this art season? Photos of a scrawny Anupam Kher, Mira Nair and Shashi Tharoor (as Cleopatra and Anthony) in a play performance from their student days at St. Stephen’s, actor Om Puri in a Kabuki play taken in 1975, Shabana Azmi on a visit to Delhi’s G.B. Road and many more.

The Weirdass Pajama Fest 2016

India’s first (and only) large scale comedy festival is back. Spanning nine cities and sixteen shows, the Vir Das curated event is set to take place from January 29 to February 7. This year’s festivities kickstart with a stellar lineup this weekend which include Neeti Palta, Daniel Fernandes, Anu Menon, Aditi Mittal, Ashwin Mushran, Kavi Shastri, Amogh Ranadive and Vir Das.

Ballard Estate Festival

When: January 30- January 31

Where: Ballard Estate, Fort, Mumbai

In week two of South Mumbai’s five-month-long street festival: hip-hop/drum and bass band Bombay Basement and Mumbai-based Hindi-rock ensemble Ankur and The Ghalat Family. Tickets available here.